The Miracle Man (1919 Film)
The Miracle Man is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Lon
Chaney and based on a 1914 play by George M. Cohan, which in turn is
based on the novel of the same title by Frank L. Packard. The film was
released by Paramount Pictures, directed, produced, and written by
George Loane Tucker, and also stars
Thomas MeighanThomas Meighan and Betty Compson.
The film made overnight successes of the three stars, most notably
putting Chaney on the map as a character actor.
Paramount remade the film in 1932 also titled The Miracle Man with
Hobart Bosworth, Chester Morris, John Wray, and Sylvia Sidney
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George Loane TuckerGeorge Loane TuckerGeorge Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872[1] – June 20, 1921) was an
American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and
editor.Contents1 Career
2 Death
3 Selected filmography
4 References
5 References
6 External linksCareer[edit]
Tucker was born George S. Loane in
ChicagoChicago to George Loane and stage
actress Ethel Tucker.[2][3] After graduating from the University of
Chicago, he got a job as a railroad clerk. He was chief clerk for the
Maintenance of Way. Tucker was later the youngest man to be promoted
to Contracting Freight Agent. After his first wife died while giving
birth to the couple's son, Tucker quit his job. On the advice of
friends, he began acting in stage productions.[2]
By the mid-1910s, films were becoming a more popular draw for
audiences which led Tucker to film acting and scenario writing. In
1911, he wrote a script for the short drama film Their First
Misunderstanding
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Broken BlossomsBroken BlossomsBroken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, often referred to
simply as Broken Blossoms, is a 1919 American silent drama film
directed by D.W. Griffith. It was distributed by
United ArtistsUnited Artists and
premiered on May 13, 1919. It stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess,
and Donald Crisp, and tells the story of young girl, Lucy Burrows, who
is abused by her alcoholic prizefighting father, Battling Burrows, and
meets Cheng Huan, a kind-hearted Chinese man who falls in love with
her. It was the second film released by United Artists
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Universal StudiosUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures (also referred to as Universal Studios or simply
Universal) is an American film studio owned by
ComcastComcast through the
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned
subsidiary NBCUniversal.[2] The company was founded in 1912 by Carl
Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers,
William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules
Brulatour, and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United
States, the world's fourth oldest after Gaumont,
PathéPathé and Nordisk
Film, and the oldest in terms of the overall film market[citation
needed]
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William S. Hart
William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an
American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer.[1] He
is remembered as a foremost western star of the silent era who "imbued
all of his characters with honor and integrity."[2] During the late
1910s and early 1920s, he was one of the most consistently popular
movie stars, frequently ranking high among male actors in popularity
contests held by movie fan magazines.[3][4][5]Contents1 Biography
2 Dedications
3 Published books
4 Filmography
5
William S. HartWilliam S. Hart Ranch and Museum
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External linksBiography[edit]
Hart was born in Newburgh, New York, to Nicholas Hart (c. 1834–1895)
and Rosanna Hart (c. 1839–1909). William had two brothers, who died
very young, and four sisters. His father was born in England, and his
mother was born in Ireland
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Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by
William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer and featuring Lon Chaney.
Considered lost for decades, one of the five reels was found to have
survived in a Russian archive, and is kept in the film archive of the
Library of Congress.[1]Contents1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 See also
5 References
6 External linksPlot[edit]
As described in a film magazine,[2] Hame Bozzam (Chaney) ruled Bozzam
City and the only one to dispute his claim was Jefferson "Riddle"
Gawne (Hart). An open breach in hostilities occurred when Kathleen
Harkness (MacDonald), daughter of Colonel Harkness (Tilton), arrived
in the west. Protecting her from insult, Riddle shoots two of Bozzam's
men. Unknown to the young woman, her father is a member of Bozzam's
cattle rustlers, and Bozzam holds this over his head so that he can
marry Kathleen. Riddle's reputation suffers at their hands, and
Kathleen repudiates him
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PhotoplayPhotoplayPhotoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines. It was
founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton
founded Motion Picture Story, a magazine also directed at fans. For
most of its run,
PhotoplayPhotoplay was published by Macfadden Publications.Contents1 History
2 Popularity
3 The
PhotoplayPhotoplay Magazine Medal3.1 Medal of Honor Winners: 1920–1939
3.2 Gold Medal Winners for film of the year: 1944–19684 Merger
5 References
6 External linksHistory[edit]
PhotoplayPhotoplay began as a short-fiction magazine concerned mostly with the
plots and characters of films at the time and was used as a
promotional tool for those films
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The Birth Of A NationThe Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915
American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W.
Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from the
novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon Jr., as well as
Dixon's novel The Leopard's Spots. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay
with Frank E. Woods, and co-produced the film with Harry Aitken. It
was released on February 8, 1915.
The film is three hours long[5] and was originally presented in two
parts separated by an intermission; it was the first 12-reel film in
the United States. The film chronicles the relationship of two
families in the
American Civil WarAmerican Civil War and
Reconstruction EraReconstruction Era over the
course of several years: the pro-Union Northern Stonemans and the
pro-Confederacy Southern Camerons
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Lon Chaney, Sr.
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930)
was an American stage and film actor, make-up artist, director and
screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful
actors of early cinema, renowned for his characterizations of
tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his
groundbreaking artistry with makeup.[1] Chaney was known for his
starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre
Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to
transform himself using makeup techniques he developed earned him the
nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces".Contents1 Early life
2 Career
3 The Man of a Thousand Faces
4 Death
5 Legacy
6 Honors
7 Filmography7.1 Short subjects
7.2 Feature films8 References8.1 Notes
8.2 Citations
8.3 Bibliography9 External linksEarly life[edit]
Leonidas Frank Chaney was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Frank
H. Chaney and Emma Alice Kennedy
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The Kid (1921 Film)
The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written by,
produced by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features
Jackie Coogan[4] as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's
first full-length film as a director (he had been a co-star in 1914's
Tillie's Punctured Romance). It was a huge success, and was the
second-highest-grossing film in 1921, behind The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse
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